Connect Tech PCI-104 manual

FreeForm/PCI-10 4 User Manual Connect Tech, Inc. 42 Arrow Road Guelph, Ontario Canada, N1 K 1S6 Tel: 519- 836-1291 80 0-426-8979 Fax: 519 -836-4878 Email: sales@co nnecttech.co m support@connecttech.co m URL: http://w ww.connecttech.co m CTIM-00 040 Revision 0.02 Septe m ber 19 , 2008[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 2 Limited Lifetime Warranty Connect Tec h Inc. provides a Lifetime War ranty for all Connect Te ch Inc. products. Should this product, in Con nect Tech Inc.'s opinion, fail to be in good w orki ng ord er during the warranty period , Connect Tech Inc. will, at it s option, repair or r epla[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 3 Customer Suppo rt Overvie w If you experience dif ficulties after reading the manual and/or using the p roduct, contact the Connect Tec h reseller from which you purchased the product. In m ost case s the reseller can help you with pro duct installation and difficultie s. In the event that t[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 4 Table of Contents Limited Lifet ime Warranty ......................................................................................................... 2 Copyright Not ice ........................................................................................................................ [...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 5 List of Tables Table 1: FreeForm /PCI-104 Components .................................................................................. 8 Table 2: Slot Selec tion (RSW1) ............................................................................................... 10 Table 3: FPGA Conf igur[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 6 Introduction Connect Tec h’ s Free Form/PCI-104 features Xil inx’s Virtex-5 multi-plat form FPGA offering users a flexible, reco nf ig urable computing platfor m that also ta kes advantage of the hi gh bandwidth capab ilities of the PCI bus while co mmunicating w ith variou s I/O interfa[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 7 System Overv iew The follo w ing concep tual block diagram provides a high level overvie w of the FreeForm/PCI-104 and illustrates the genera l interconnection bet w ee n components and connectors. For the actual orienta tion and description o f components refer to Figure 2 a nd Table 1 resp[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 8 Figure 2: FreeForm/PCI-104 Layo ut Table 1: Free Form/PCI-104 Co m ponents Connectors Description P1 PCI-104 c onnector P2 JTAG progra mming header P3 SPI flash progra mm i ng header P4 High-speed serial connector P5, P6 RS-485 header P7 GPIO header P8 External power head er P9 RJ-45 A P10 R[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 9 Reference Design The FreeFor m /PCI -104 ships with a pre-insta lled reference design that i s loaded into the FP GA ’s configuration flas h. This reference design d emonstrates how to interface the FreeForm/PCI-10 4 (Virtex-5 FPG A ) with the PLX PCI 90 56 PCI to Local Bus Bridge, as w el[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 10 Hardware Descrip tion The follo w ing section s describe the function o f all switches/ju m pers and p rovide details on connector pinouts. Jumpers and Swi tches Slot Selection ( RSW1) This rotary switch selects a slot po sition in the PCI-104 stack. When m ou nting on a PCI ada pter card, [...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 11 Connecto r Pi no uts PCI-104 Header (P1) Refer to PCI-104 specifications . Note: P1 m ust be co nnected to a PCI-10 4 stack supplying both 3.3V and 5V. JTAG Progra mming Header (P2 ) Use P2 to configure the FPGA via JT AG. Refer to FPGA Config uration for more informa tion. Power pins are f[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 12 High-speed Serial ( P4) The high-speed serial connector carr ies four Rocket (GTP) I/O channels, each with a dedicated transmit and rec eive differential pair . These channels are capab le of operating up 3.12 5 Gbps, depending on confi guration. For more i nf or m atio n on Rocket I/O cap [...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 13 Top View 3 1 4 2 27 25 28 26 P 4 Hi g h S p e e d S erial RS-485 H eaders (P5, P6) Table 7: RS-4 85 Port 1 Pinout (P5 ) Pin Signal Direction 1 RXD+1 Input 2 3 RXD-1 Input 4 5 TXD+1 Output 6 7 TXD-1 Output 8 9 GND Power 10 1 P 5 10 4 8 5 Po r t 0 Top View Table 8: RS-4 85 Port 2 Pinout (P6 )[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 14 GPIO Header (P 7) When in differential mode, the GPIO header positive (P) and negative (N) signals are adjacent on a standard rib bon cable. Note that the GPIO volta ge level is set via hard ware. o FCG001: L12 p opulated, enabling 2.5V I/O, including LVDS o FCG002: L13 p opulated, enabling[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 15 Side View External Pow er Connector (P8) The external con nector provides 5V to the power regulation circuitr y . The external po w er co nnector should only be used when the FreeFor m /PCI-104 is being programmed outsid e of a PCI/PCI-104 sys tem. Table 10: External Power Connector P inout[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 16 Connecto r’s Mat ing Compone nts and Cables The follo w ing table li sts the manufacturer and part number for c onnectors on the FreeForm/PCI-104 , as well as potential mating components. Table 11: Co nnector Mate Listing Connector Component on FreeFor m /PCI-1 04 Mating c omp onents Mati[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 17 Hardware Instal lation Before installing the FreeForm/PCI-104 into a P CI-104 stack, ensure the follo wing: o Slot selection is pr operly set using the ro tary s witch RSW1 . o FPGA configuratio n jumper J1 is set to r ead from flash. Once installed in the system and po w er is ap plied, th[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 18 Software Instal lation FPGA Developme nt Environment FreeFor m /PCI-104 has been developed w ith Xili nx WebPACK 9.2, availab le free of charge at: http://www.xilinx.co m/ise/logic_design_pro d/webpack.htm PLX Software Development Kit (SDK) PLX provides a software development kit (SDK) to a[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 19 FPGA Co nfiguration The Virtex-5 FPG A can be configured via t w o m ethod s: o JTAG progra mming chain, using P2 o SPI Flash, read on, power-up by FPGA The configuration flash can be programmed (lo aded) through three methods: o JTAG progra mming chain (through FPG A), using P2 o Direct wi[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 20 Power and Th ermal Considerations The FreeFor m /PCI -104’s Virtex-5 FPGA is a versatile, flexible d evice, with many built-in feat ures like termination, PLLs, a nd high speed gig abit transce ivers. The d raw bac k of these on-chip features is t hat they consume a lot of po w er a nd he[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 21 Specifications Programmable FPG A Virtex-5 FP GA LX30T Input Clock 100MHz Memory / Flash 128MB DDR2-400 2MB Flash – FP GA configuration 8MB Flash – E mbedded code 4K serial EEP ROM – parameter stora ge General Purpose User I/O 64 single ended I/O 32 LVDS I/O Serial 2 x RS-485 Ethernet[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 22 Append ix A : iMP A CT Instruction s for FPGA Configuration To configure the FP GA via JTAG, connect t he JTAG programming cab le to P2 ensuring tha t all JTAG signals align corr ectly. It is important to note t hat P2 also has the T RST signal on pin 1, which is not part of Xilinx’s Para[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 23 3) A prompt will ask for a new configuration file. Select the bitstrea m fro m t he project director y . 4) A prompt will ask for a BSDL file for device number 2 (PLX PCI9 056). Click Yes. 5) Browse to the bsdl fold er and select PCI9 056BA.bsd[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 24 6) iMPACT w ill add the device to the JTAG chain. 7) Again, a pro m pt w ill a sk for device number three ( National PHY). Bro ws e to the b sdl folder and select DP83 849IVS.bsd. The device will be a dded to the JTAG chai n. 8) To test strea m integrit y , ri ght click on the FPG A and sel[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 25 Programming the FPGA 1) Right click on device number one (Virtex -5 FPGA), and select pro gram . T he following diagra m will appear. Note that verification will only w ork i f an msk file has been created . 2) Select OK to begin pro gramming. After progra mming is complete, the stat us w i[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 26 Generating a PR OM (MCS) File 1) Double click Pro m File Formatter in the Flo w s windo w. 2) The “Prepa re PROM Files” dialog w ill app ear. Ensure that the follo wing settings are selected : 3 rd Party SPI P ROM MSC PROM File Format 3) Give the file a na me, and click Next.[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 27 4) Select the PROM de nsity (16M) → click Next → cl ick Finish. 5) A prompt will ask to a dd device to data stream 0. Clic k OK. Select the bitstrea m from the project directory.[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 28 6) Click “No” w hen as ked if another device is to be added. Click “OK” to a ccept the setup. 7) Double Click “ Generate F ile” from the “iMP ACT” processes m enu. T he status will be repor ted in the console. // *** BATC H CMD : setMode -pff // *** BATC H CMD : setSubmo de [...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 29 Configuring the F PGA with the SP I Flash In previous Xilinx FP GA configurations, t he SPI flash required programming via 3 rd party JT AG test software or throu gh i n-system methods. T he following features are ne w to ISE 9.1/9.2, and are only available on select FPGAs, including the Vi[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 30 3) Browse to the direc tory containing the previou sly generated MCS file. Select a nd click “Open”. 4) The “FPGA SPI Flash Association” windo w will appear; select “M25P 16” (this is the flash device connected to the FPG A). 5) The flash will be a dded to the FPGA. Note that t [...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 31 Programming the F lash 1) Right click the pr eviously associated flash de vice, and select program. 2) The progra mm ing dialo g will appear . Select “Verify” and “Era se Before Programming”, t hen click “OK.”[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 32 3) Observe the results in t he transcript windo w . a. The SP I core is first download to the FP GA dev ice b. The I DCODE is checked and verified c. Flash is erased d. Flash is pro grammed After completio n of the flash programming, the FP GA will attempt to con figure itself from the flas[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 33 Append ix B: Power calculations Scenario 1: Heatsink attached, 25 0 LFM[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 34 Scenario 2: No Heatsink, 250 LFM[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 35 Scenario 3: No heatsink, 0 LFM[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 36 Append ix C: Hardw a re Chang es from Revision B This appendix list s the changes between hard ware revision B and hard ware revision C. The follo w ing is a s ummary of changes:  PCB req uires only 5V over PCI-104; it p reviously required 3.3 V and 5V  A dedicated loca l bus oscillat[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 37 Reference Design The top level reference design contains a ge neric parameter which w ill corr ectly configure the FPG A for Revision B or Revision C. A separate constr aint file UCF is created for Revision B and Revisio n C, which need to b e added to the ISE pr oject manually. Revision B [...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 38 Hardware Descrip tion Connector P inouts High-speed Serial (P4) The sideba nd LVC MO S signals (HSS) have b een rearranged so that wh en t wo FreeForm units are connected: HSS_USER_IO( 0) maps to HSS_USER_IO( 2) HSS_USER_IO( 1) maps to HSS_USER_IO( 3) Also, 3.3V pins replace the GND pins; t[...]

Connect Tech FreeForm/PCI-104 User Manual Revision 0.02 39 External Po w er Co nnector (P8) The connector no longer enables 3.3V r egul ation – it is always enabled . Revision B Revision C Pin Sig n al 1 5V 2 3.3 enable (connect to 5V) 3 GND 4 VIO (connect to 5V) Pin Signal 1 5V 2 3 GND 4 VIO (connect to 5V) Specifications Revision B Revision C P[...]